Snapshot 4 Muscial effect. gabe breidenbach

This is the same image that was on the video after i checked my YouTube history

Music to me means a verbal or an audio representation of a story that can influence those who listens and in some situations inspire the masses to create a good foundation of a person or make the light shine bright upon anything commonly hidden in the shadows because the devils in the details and some songs just are able to cheer people up. My life music wise has been becoming more and more broad but in the end the type of music that means the most to me is metal/ hard rock because ive grown to find power when i hear shouting since even for me it just lights a fire in my soul and makes almost anything possible and often times makes me feel empowered and without a doubt more exited than a cat with a overdose of cat nip. Hilariously i discovered about Ivan Moody and his Five Finger Death Punch through an accidental video click on YouTube where i listened to the song "way of the fist" right before i went to fight at Tommy house resulting in a surprising efficiency when we practiced knife fighting where rather than the normal fear or over thinking causing me to lose horribly it became a game of cat and mouse as i always aimed for his plastic knife (always) knocking it out of his hand and before he could move i would within seconds already be picking it up or catching it mid flight and making the once powerful Tommy give up time and time again  enough times that it almost seemed like life had kept hitting reset .Often the music works in a way to improve my ability to do certain activities such as if I'm cold turn on a song filled to the brim with anger and aggression and suddenly my body heat rises making the cold bearable, or how if im sad i will turn on a semi motivational song to try to heal and eventually get in the drivers seat and make my depression choke on the dust as i slam my foot on the gas shooting into the future to reach for my goal to better my life and my families. the last example for this trifecta of information is when sparring in karate I often turn on songs that the tones are either dark, fast paced or gets my blood pumping such resulting in an effect that even my friend Tommy can vouch is rather bizarre that is hard to describe other than adaptable fast paced and commonly called "crazy" or "insane".

Snapshot 4 - Music and Moods - by Andy

     I always find a song to listen to depending on my mood and it makes my overall mood that much better, regardless of the situation.  I honestly cannot remember one day in which I did not listen to at least a single song.  I always have music playing in my car and when I'm working out.  Other times are usually at night before bed and sometimes during assignments, such as now!  I keep my iPod fully loaded and as much music as I can on my phone.
   
     I cannot select one genre of music.  I listen to a wide variety of styles once again depending on my mood.  I can narrow it down to one group that for whatever unknown reason truly amplifies my senses and that group would be The Black Dahlia Murder.  Now before you ask "Andy, where are you going with this?" it's simple; I enjoy the lyrics of their vocalist Trever Strnad as well as the music the rest of the band composes.  The majority of the time I'm listening to The Black Dahlia Murder would be in the gym when I always set off to crush my personal best records like a wrecking ball.  The lyrics are very visual and descriptive, which if you all have yet to notice, I thoroughly enjoy!

     A sample of Strnad's lyrics from the beginning of "I Will Return" which is about death, preservation of the body for the future and reanimation of the deceased body to continue living:

"When death so swiftly has coveted the client from this plane; a journey forged in ice has just begun.

A crystalline entombment preservation now awaits. Proceedings executed hastily; deceased to be encased.  Encapsulated, ensured, the precious cargo safe. A pending resurrection - rebirth.

In the distant future, when advancements shall allow, a being to be made again anew.
The brain to be implanted, fused within a growth of cells; this vessel but a vehicle to traverse this mortal realm"

and two lines near the very end:

"To live again, to stand above your brood.
To live again, the phoenix raised un-bruised"

     I was actually fortunate enough to meet Trevor Strnad after a show in 2006.  The performance was intense and the stage was about four feet off the ground.  Where was I? Jammed up against the stage with Trevor yelling in my face, with me yelling lyrics with him of course, at some points as the intensity of each song increased.  After the show was just as crazy because he knew my name when I went to shake his hand!  He recognized me from when I had my profile on "MySpace" and I commented on the band's page that I was coming up for their stop

in Toledo.  I was easily recognizable at the time due to having a mohawk hairstyle. Yes, I had a mohawk and not just once.

Trevor Strnad, lyricist of The Black Dahlia Murder.  During his performances, he is very animated and rampant all over the stage displaying his passion for his creativity along with his band mates.

Snapshot 4:Charles White

     The song that means the most to me when I am tired, or not wanting to work anymore is Jason Aldean The Only Way I Know. This song means a lot too me because whenever the world seems like it just wants to keep pushing and pushing until I break, I put on this song and it instantly relaxes me. Mainly because it reminds me of my grandpa, who would work on anything anyone asked him too until it was completed, no matter if it was raining.
      One of my favorite memories is when I was working on what was my new truck at the time, it was around 9:30-10:00 at night and I still needed to change the oil and put the passenger side door on it. I had at least another 5-6 hours by myself, but grandpa said he would stay up and help. This cut my 6 hour project down to 3 hours. After we were done and cleaning up the Jason Aldean song came on, and grandpa had the biggest smile I have ever seen and he said well I guess this is the song they put on the radio when your up until midnight.
     Literally my life is surrounded around that song. The only way I know how to live and function is I constantly having to fix something, work on something, or be thinking of how to make something better. Ever since I was little I have been taught how to have a good work ethic. I was told to always try your best, even if it does not make it up to par, as long as it works fine and will make it until you can fix it correct, it will be good enough.



 

Snapshot 4 by Matt Stock

     I choose to do my snapshot about Kenny Chesney a country star. Kenny Chesney was a big part of my life. He became big when I first really started liking country music. My mother and father we're big time fans of his. So growing up that was a go to artist in the car to listen to. Kenny had a great story that makes me admire him. He started country music in college and was not very successful. He had a slow start singing in bars trying to make a name for himself. He finished his degree in marketing then moved to Nashville to start his music career. He recorded his first hit in 1996.
     The song that means a lot to me is "There goes my life" recorded in 2004. The song is about a man having a child in high school. He had plan to run off and enjoy his life as a young man. Then he find out he is going to be a father and thinks it's all over. Through out the song he loves the little girl more and more. Even becomes very proud to be a dad. At the end of the song The man worked hard to be a good dad and he is getting ready to watch his daughter leave.
     The song hit me so hard when I found out I was going to be a dad in high school. I was so overwhelmed. I wasn't ready to be a dad and neither was the man in the song. He made the best of it and everything worked out great. Same happened in my life and now I couldn't be a happier father that song gave me hope. Made me feel like I could fight a lion head on and win!
     "A couple years of up all night and
     Few thousand diapers later
     That mistake he thought he made
     Covers up the refrigerator
     Oh yea, he loves that little girl
     And he cried
     "There goes my life
     There goes my future, my everything
     I love you, Baby, goodbye"

Kenny Chesney sings a lot of songs about cherishing life and moment.

I listen to his music when life gets tough because it can't be that bad.

Such as "Don't Blink" another top song.

   
    

Snapshot 4 by Lucas

To me music doesn't mean much and I don't listen to a lot of music, it's not really my thing. However I will listen to just about any type of music, I don't have a favorite. One song I do like is "You're Gonna Miss This", by Trace Adkins. This song makes you really just want to slow down and enjoy things more. Things like childhood and school and things that you will never be able to go back and do over. The lyrics I like from this song are "You're gonna miss this,You're gonna want this back,  You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast, These are some good times, So take a good look around, You may not know it now, But you're gonna miss this". This song makes you want to enjoy things like you would enjoy a hot fudge sundae on a warm summer day.
This image sums up what the song "You're Gonna Miss This" is saying

Snapshot 4 by caitlin williams

       

A Twist in My Story has some of my favorite songs of all time on it. 

This album helped shape part of my personality. 

       The meaning of music to me is like putting your feelings out there and not being judged for it like you would if you just said your emotions out loud. Music to me is expressing yourself through the words, the tone, and the rhythm of the song. It is a way to show people how you feel on the inside.             I personally like music with the piano as the main instrument and where you can clearly hear the vocals. I like slow music with people singing mainly about love and their relationships. I am not sure why, I think I might be a hopeless romantic deep down.             Secondhand Serenade was everything to me when I was like 14 to age 17, but I still love all the songs I use to. The beat and rhythm makes me feel a certain type of way and I can’t really explain it but its like a calm feeling. I really relate my life and feelings to a lot of their songs, specifically from their album A Twist In My Story and Awake.  I use to be secretively sensitive and I found realness in their music. I can remember their lyrics off the top my head, some lyrics from my favorite song are, "I lose myself in all these fights; I lose my sense of wrong and right. I cry, I cry. I'm shaking from the pain that's in my head. I just 

want to crawl into my bed and throw away the life I'd led. But I won't let it die. " It's like they have every reason to give up but they don't and thats admirable. 

            I would sit up in this tree I had in my backyard and listen to their songs over and over again and just reflect on my life. I wasn’t emotionally involved with anyone at this time either so I really don’t know why I was so bent on their music like a spoon when you try to use it to scoop out frozen solid ice cream but I was.

Snapshot 4 By: Addison

          Jimmie Davis

     Music to me is not just to sing in the shower or the car. Jimmie Davis was not only a singer and song writer but he was the 47^th governor of Louisiana. Just a fun fact about him, they say his birthday was September 11 but there are no records of it. He is the original singer of “You Are My Sunshine”. The song “You Are My Sunshine” also was honored with a Grammy of Hall Of Fame. This song means the most to me because my mother and grandmothers used to sing this song to me whenever I was upset or when it was time for bed. Now that I have a child of my own it is even more special to me because now I can sing it to him before bed and anytime during the day. I love this song because it really says how I feel about my son. “You are my sunshine my only sunshine you make me happy when skies are gray.” This part of the song means the most to me because my son is like the light of my life. He can make any day and every day perfect. 

This is the album of his most famous song "you are my sunshine"